Trump rally derailed by series of protesters in opening minutes

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By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER 00:31 22 Oct 2026, updated 01:06 22 Oct 2026

President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night rally in South Carolina was interrupted by at least six protesters in the opening 20 minutes.

Trump was stopped by a string of disruptions as he stumped for the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham, the President’s handpicked replacement for him in the US Senate.

The President also doubled down Wednesday in his attacks on Darline Graham’s Democratic opponent Annie Andrews, whom he has nicknamed ‘Tranny Annie,’ for her alleged support of pro-transgender policies.

Trump addressed the protesters directly as well, claiming that they were ‘all paid.’

‘It’s all paid for. They’re a bunch of losers. They’re terrible people. They’re terrible. The people that pay them are sick, and they want to destroy our country,’ Trump continued.

The President then urged his supporters to turn out to vote, reiterating the need to pretend that he was on the ballot.

‘In this election, I’m asking you to pretend I’m on the ballot because when I’m on the ballot, we get 29 percent more votes, all three times,’ Trump added.

A few minutes later, another protester stood up directly in front of Trump.

A member of the audience supportive of Trump then appears to have punched the protester, which earned the supporter Trump’s praise.

Trump praised the supporter who seemingly landed the punch, likening him to ‘Evander Holyfield,’ an American former professional boxing champion who competed from 1984 to 2011.

At a campaign event earlier this month, Andrews responded to Trump’s slur attacking her, noting that the name was a ‘distraction.’

‘If name calling would help lower gas prices and grocery prices, he can call me all the names he wants,’ Andrews also stated at the time.

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